Lamar Odom, acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend, spoke of his move during the Mavericks’ media day Tuesday, and said that Dallas was the place he wanted to be after learning the Lakers tried to trade him to New Orleans as part of a deal for Chris Paul.

After the NBA put the kibosh on the Paul-to-Lakers trade, L.A. sent him to Dallas.